Bob’s Bakery — Back-End

A self-contained Spring Boot REST API that provides all server-side functionality for Bob’s Bakery:

• Product catalogue – CRUD endpoints for breads, pastries and seasonal items
• Ordering & checkout – cart, order placement, payment-callback hooks
• Inventory tracking – real-time stock levels and low-stock alerts
• User accounts & roles – JWT-secured sign-up / login for customers and admins
• Admin dashboard API – sales metrics, order fulfilment status and product analytics

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Tech stack

Layer	Choice	Notes
Language	Java 17	100 % of codebase
Framework	Spring Boot 3.x	Web / MVC, Validation, Security, Actuator
Build tool	Gradle 8 (wrapper included)	./gradlew build everywhere
Database	PostgreSQL 15	Change to MySQL/MariaDB by editing application.properties
Migrations	Flyway	Auto‑runs on startup
AuthN/Z	Spring Security + JWT	Roles: CUSTOMER, ADMIN

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Getting started (local)

# 1 – clone
git clone https://github.com/Enock97/Bobs-Bakery-BackEnd.git
cd Bobs-Bakery-BackEnd

# 2 – configure env (edit .env or export vars)
export DB_URL=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/bakery
export DB_USER=postgres
export DB_PASS=postgres
export JWT_SECRET=change-me

# 3 – run
./gradlew bootRun

Server starts on http://localhost:8080 with hot‑reload.

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